1 N-COUNT 暴风雨 A storm is very bad weather, with heavy rain, strong winds, and often thunder and lightning. 暴风雨
SYN tempest [literary] , blast, hurricane, gale
2 N-COUNT 强烈的反应;群情激愤;激动人心 If something causes a storm, it causes an angry or excited reaction from a large number of people. 强烈的反应;群情激愤;激动人心
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The photos caused a storm when they were first published.
照片最初刊登出来时曾引起了一片公愤。
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The announcement provoked an immediate storm of protest.
公告一发布就引发了一场强烈的抗议。
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...the storm of publicity that Richard's book had generated. [+ of]
理查德的书所引起的媒体的极大关注
SYN outburst, row, stir, outcry
3 N-COUNT [usually singular] (掌声等的)爆发,迸发 A storm of applause or other noise is a sudden loud amount of it made by an audience or other group of people in reaction to something. (掌声等的)爆发,迸发
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His speech was greeted with a storm of applause. [+ of]
人们对他的演讲报以雷鸣般的掌声。
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Not since the 1968 Olympic Games has a medals ceremony caused such a storm of booing.
自1968 年奥运会以来,没有哪次颁奖仪式引起过如此哗然的一片嘘声。
SYN roar, thunder, clamour, din
4 VERB 气冲冲地疾走;冲;闯 If you storm into or out of a place, you enter or leave it quickly and noisily, because you are angry. 气冲冲地疾走;冲;闯
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After a bit of an argument, he stormed out. [VERB adv./prep.]
争吵了几句后,他气冲冲地走了出去。
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He stormed into an office, demanding to know where the head of department was. [VERB adv./prep.]
他气冲冲地闯进一间办公室,质问部门经理在哪里。
SYN rush, stamp, flounce, fly
5 VERB 怒吼;大发雷霆 If you storm, you say something in a very loud voice, because you are extremely angry. 怒吼;大发雷霆 [written]
SYN rage, fume, rant, complain
6 VERB 猛攻;袭击 If a place that is being defended is stormed, a group of people attack it, usually in order to get inside it. 猛攻;袭击
SYN attack, charge, rush, assault
8 PHRASE 在…大获成功 If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful. 在…大获成功
9 PHRASE 经受住考验;渡过难关 If someone weathers the storm, they succeed in reaching the end of a very difficult period without much harm or damage. 经受住考验;渡过难关
10 the eye of the storm→see: eye a storm in a teacup→see: teacup
Word Partnership | Use storm with: |
ADJ. | tropical storm 1 gathering storm, heavy storm, severe storm 1 2 |
N. | storm clouds, storm damage, ice/rain/snow storm, storm warning, storm winds 1 centre of a storm, eye of a storm 1 2 storm a building 6 |
VERB. | hit by a storm, weather the storm 1 2 cause a storm 2 |
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